The first task was to locate implied lines in two photographs in the course notes:
There is a dominant line from the bullfighter to the bull - we know he must be looking at the animal to judge its next move; and a secondary line (also shown above) of his cape leading from right to left following the one in his left hand.
The implied line is from the horse to the man on the right.
Next, the exercise required the same analysis to be applied to three images.
I chose firstly an image taken in the Carpathian mountains of a local smallholder tending a fire. Here the implied line is the man trying to see what he is doing through the smoke.
I selected next an image taken not long after the first; here I wanted the road leading down from the house to lead the viewer towards the two walkers in the bottom right - what is called a reveal.
The FA Cup Final between Man City and Stoke provides a third image. The players are looking to the centre left where we must assume a player has the ball.
Lastly in this exercise I took two photographs at the Champions League Final using two kinds of implied lines.
There is a very obvious implied line of sight from the eyes of the Barcelona supporter as he balances a football and a Coke tin on his head.
The implied lines are more subtle in this image but there is an extended implied line as the dancers on the goal line face those performing in the centre circle, an effect emphasised by having the umbrellas behind their backs.
As a result of this exercise I understand the concept of implied lines better, and feel more confident in using the concept when considering composition of images in future.
